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	How to prep IT for Hurricane Irene With Hurricane Irene bearing down on the East Coast, companies are already executing business continuity and disaster recovery plans. Here are tips to help you keep your company up and running. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BI & Analytics Perspectives The premier conference for Business Intelligence & Analytics This year's speakers include: Don Campbell, Chief Technology Officer, IBM, John Lucas, Director of Operations, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Ned Kumar, Senior Strategic Marketing Fellow and SEO Strategist, FedEx Services, James Taylor, CEO Decision Management Solutions and Faculty Member, International Institute for Analytics (IIA), & more. Click to continue In this Issue How Steve Jobs changed Apple... Mozilla: We won't ditch Firefox version numbers With new CEO, AMD could fix missed opportunities Was this the e-mail that took down RSA? Mobile payment security apps coming to NFC-ready smartphones From CIO.com: BlackBerry PlayBook Apps: 5 Worthy Downloads AMD hires ex-Lenovo exec Rory Read as new CEO QuickPoll: Can Apple maintain its mojo without Steve Jobs at the helm? Residents cut energy bills 11% in smart meter test NYSE Euronext boosts network bandwidth with 10GbE throughout IT Blogwatch: Windows 8 and tablets: More details and iPad 3 rivals WHITE PAPER: BMC Deliver Workload Automation Services to Business Users Workload automation touches every aspect of the business. It is made up of all scheduled and ad hoc processes that support critical business functions. Read More! How Steve Jobs changed Apple... With the reign of Steve Jobs as Apple's CEO officially over, Ryan Faas takes a look at his 14-year tenure and how he shaped the company and, by extension, our digital lives. Read More Mozilla: We won't ditch Firefox version numbers Mozilla will not scrub the version number from Firefox's 'About' box after all, putting an end to a often-heated debate that first surfaced two weeks ago. Read More With new CEO, AMD could fix missed opportunities With a new CEO finally at the helm, AMD can begin to move forward in what has become an Intel world. Read More Was this the e-mail that took down RSA? "I forward this file to you for review. Please open and view it." Read More Mobile payment security apps coming to NFC-ready smartphones Four major credit card companies are working with the Isis mobile wallet venture to install mobile payment security applications on upcoming NFC-ready smartphones in the U.S. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC One Size Does Not Fit All: The Case for the Custom Cloud When it comes to cloud services, "semi-custom" goes a long way. "The Case for the Custom Cloud," shows you how users can configure their own customized cloud services from choices you dictate – and how you can deliver the resulting cloud services quickly and affordably. Read More Today! From CIO.com: BlackBerry PlayBook Apps: 5 Worthy Downloads CIO.com's Al Sacco recommends another round of great applications for BlackBerry PlayBook tablets, including apps for e-reading, social networking, keeping tabs on your favorite sports teams and scores and more. Read More AMD hires ex-Lenovo exec Rory Read as new CEO After months of hunting, Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday said it hired Lenovo executive Rory Read as its new CEO as the chip maker looks to grow in the mobile and server markets. Read More QuickPoll: Can Apple maintain its mojo without Steve Jobs at the helm? Steve Jobs quit this week as CEO of Apple, marking the "end of an era." Questions remain about Jobs' product sway as Chairman. Cast your vote: Can Apple maintain its mojo without Jobs at the helm? Read More Residents cut energy bills 11% in smart meter test Some residents of a small town in Iowa have cut their electricity use by 11 percent in a test that combines smart meters with cloud-based data analytics. Read More NYSE Euronext boosts network bandwidth with 10GbE throughout As part of an enterprisewide upgrade and data center consolidation, NYSE Euronext has rolled out 10Gbps Ethernet technology throughout its data centers, increasing aggregate throughput for trades from 0.5Tbps to 2.4Tbps. Read More IT Blogwatch: Windows 8 and tablets: More details and iPad 3 rivals Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is revealing more details about its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system. It's also opened the kimono a little wider on the "post-PC" tablet PCs that will run the OS. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers hope against hope for some decent iPad 3 competition. Read More
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